Using the ESP8266 to build the Internet of Things
The ESP8266 is a microcontroller with WiFi and GPIO that is sold for as little as two dollars. After 50 years of Moore's Law, we're getting to a place where computing is not just cheap, its essentially free. The Internet of Things, which puts both general-purpose computing and sensors everywhere, will be built from blocks like these. Alasdair Allan shows you how.
| Talk Title | Using the ESP8266 to build the Internet of Things |
| Speakers | Alasdair Allan (Babilim Light Industries) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Open Source Convention |
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| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Date | May 16-19, 2016 |
| URL | Talk Page |
| Slides | Talk Slides |
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Computing is rapidly diffusing outward into our environment. In a few years, everything we wear or carry—and essentially everything we own—will be smart and network enabled; they’ll be part of the Internet of Things. But the Internet of Things isn’t just about adding a network connection to an object. It’s about putting both general-purpose computing and sensors everywhere. After 50 years of Moore’s Law, we’re getting to a place where computing is not just cheap, it’s essentially free. Alasdair Allan walks attendees through building network-connected devices using the ESP8266—an Arduino-compatible microcontroller with WiFi and GPIO, sold for as little as two dollars—to build Internet of Things devices and connect them to the cloud.
